Set Organization Variable Visible To All Repos

Easily set an organization variable in GitHub to be visible across all repositories with this command.

Terminal

gh variable set <name> -o <organization> -v all

gh variable set <name> -o <organization> -v all

#!/bin/bash

# Set Organization Variable Visible To All Repos
gh variable set {{name}} {{[-o|--org]}} {{organization}} {{[-v|--visibility]}} all

import subprocess

# Set Organization Variable Visible To All Repos
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
    cmd = [
        "gh",
        "variable",
        "set",
        "<name>",
        "-o",
        "<organization>",
        "-v",
        "all"
    ]
    
    try:
        print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
        subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print("Error: gh not found. Please install it first.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_command()

When To Use

Setting organization-wide variables for CI/CD pipeline requirements.

Terminal Output

Expected runtime feedback

Simulated preview

Output

Variable 'MY_VAR' set to be visible to all repositories in organization 'my-org'.

Visibility: all
Organization: my-org
Variable Name: MY_VAR

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

gh variable set MY_VAR -o my-org -v all

Set MY_VAR as visible to all repos in my-org.

gh variable set MY_VAR --org my-org --visibility all

Set MY_VAR as visible to all repos in my-org using long options.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Invalid organization name

Solution: Ensure the organization name is correct and you have access.

Variable name already exists

Solution: Choose a different variable name or update the existing one.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

gh: Base Command; The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Gh before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<name>: name; The value supplied for name.
-o: o| org; The value supplied for o| org.
<organization>: organization; The value supplied for organization.
-v: v| visibility; The value supplied for v| visibility.
-o: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-v: Command Option; Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

How To Run

Execution path

Step 1
Replace {{name}} with the variable name you want to set.
Step 2
Use -o or --org to specify the organization name.
Step 3
Add -v or --visibility to set it to 'all'.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative version control tools for the same job.

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